Emil Molin Explained

Birth Date:3 February 1993
Birth Place:Gävle, Sweden
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:179
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
League:SHL
Team:Brynäs IF
Former Teams:Texas Stars
Malmö Redhawks
Draft:105th overall
Draft Year:2011
Draft Team:Dallas Stars
Career Start:2011

Emil Molin (born February 3, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is playing for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 4th round (105th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Emil made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Brynäs IF in the 2011–12 season. Molin recorded his first SHL point on December 10, 2011, an assist on a goal by Mads Hansen.[1] He played a total of 44 games for Brynäs that season en route to claiming the Swedish championship.

On June 15, 2012, Molin was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars.[2] He was loaned back to Sweden for three year following signing with the Stars which he spent with Brynäs, Mora IK, Almtuna IS and Rögle BK, gaining playing time in the Swedish Hockey League as well as in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He then made his way to North America to fulfil to the final year of his contract for the 2015–16 campaign. He spent the entire season with Dallas' farmteams: Molin played eleven games tallying three points for the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League[3] and saw mostly playing time with ECHL's Idaho Steelheads. Molin appeared in 54 ECHL regular season contests, recording 22 goals and 24 assists, as well as in seven postseason games with four points.[4]

In May 2016, Modo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan announced that Molin would return to Sweden and had signed a deal with the team.[5]

Molin played two seasons with Modo in the Allsvenskan, leading the league in scoring, before returning to the SHL prior to the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a two-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks on 13 April 2018.[6]

Personal info

Emil's father, Ove Molin, played professionally with Brynäs for 18 seasons.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2010–11Brynäs IFJ209011210000
2011–12Brynäs IFJ20291527424510110
Brynäs IF341450100110
2012–13Brynäs IF J20 1556113720110
Brynäs IF SEL34123010000
80002
Brynäs IF SHL 210330
Allsv 10000
2013–14 Allsv 21210124143690
Rögle BK Allsv 500992101340
542224461670446
110334
Allsv 5216223814
Modo HockeyAllsv 5223285126
SHL 104152
Malmö RedhawksSHL 101232
2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 3813132624
Brynäs IFSHL 391171810
Brynäs IFSHL 28279030222
SHL totals21433397238140332

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockeyligan game statistics for Brynäs IF – Frölunda HC . Hockeyligan.se . 2011-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123007/http://estat.hockeyligan.se/c/LGameStatistics.aspx?LID=248&GameId=37873 . November 3, 2012 . mdy .
  2. Web site: Dallas Stars sign Emil Molin to entry-level contract . . 2012-06-15 . 2012-06-15.
  3. Web site: TheAHL.com The American Hockey League. theahl.com. 2016-05-26.
  4. Web site: The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League Player . echl.com . 2016-05-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424000014/http://echl.com/stats/player.php?id=6082 . April 24, 2016 . mdy .
  5. Web site: Emil Molin signs with MODO Hockey . . 2016-05-26 . Swedish.
  6. Web site: Allsvenskan points leader becomes Redhawks first signing . . 13 April 2018 . 13 April 2018 . Swedish.